MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
West African Statue
Object Name:
Statue, Figure, Standing
Other Name:
Statue, West African
Place of Origin:
West African, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.

Some research needed.
Description:
Standing, wooden, possibly female figure. Small oval—shaped eyes, wedge—shaped nose, slit mouth, wearing a patterned headdress and skirt. Arms carved into body, small barley visible breasts and navel. Square feet, entire wooden surface covered in dark brown patina, and possibly libations.
Collection:
Guy Mace Collection, (Turblex Company)
Material:
Wood W/Cloth
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.2.52
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